Europe’s most active volcano, Mount Etna, erupted on Monday morning, producing an enormous ash cloud “several kilometers high.” The volcano is located in Sicily, Italy , near the city of Catania.

The eruption began at 11:24 a.m. local time, according to reports. Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology warned of “almost continuous” explosions that were of “increasing intensity” caused by a section of Etna’s southeast crater crumbling. Approximately half an hour later after it began, the organization reported that the vulnerable area had become a “lava fountain” due to the volcanic explosions.

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